**** The Official Chinese Phones Thread ****

scrivz69 said:
Did you unzip the rom twice? if not download it, unzip it, then with the unzipped file change the name at the end to zip and it should change back to a zip file again. Unzip that one and try again.

Edit. Just read your edit, glad you got it sorted.
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Yeah got it sorted. I think it was a combination of:

1) Me having to use the fastboot rom rather than the rom I downloaded from the Xiaomi website. If I used the flash tool with the Xiaomi official rom, it couldn't find a .bat file that was only included with the fastboot rom.

2) Even when I unzipped twice (caught me out the first time) the tool still wouldn't work with the flashboot rom. Then I realised it was due to the path to the folder having a space in it which it didn't like. Ran it from the Desktop and all was well.
 
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maj said:
Yeah got it sorted. I think it was a combination of:

1) Me having to use the fastboot rom rather than the rom I downloaded from the Xiaomi website. If I used the flash tool with the Xiaomi official rom, it couldn't find a .bat file that was only included with the fastboot rom.

2) Even when I unzipped twice (caught me out the first time) the tool still wouldn't work with the flashboot rom. Then I realised it was due to the path to the folder having a space in it which it didn't like. Ran it from the Desktop and all was well.
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Lol it can be a head scratcher sometimes, glad you got it sorted in the end, is the rom you put on MM or nougat?
 
scrivz69 said:
Lol it can be a head scratcher sometimes, glad you got it sorted in the end, is the rom you put on MM or nougat?
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No idea. How do I check?

I also wasn't sure of the difference between global stable or global developer rom so just stuck with the global stable.
 
Well after much chasing I got my credit on AliExpress in the end, $192.99 to reinvest...

I'll potentially buy something and sell it on over here brand new as I bought a replacement phone already. Anything worth a punt?)

(It's that or i'll buy $200 of chinese junk :D)
 
maj said:
No idea. How do I check?

I also wasn't sure of the difference between global stable or global developer rom so just stuck with the global stable.
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Settings-about phone and the keep tapping on the android version, it will either come up with an M for MM of an N for Nougat. Global beta gets quicker updates as it test stuff before they then put it on the global stable.
 
scrivz69 said:
Settings-about phone and the keep tapping on the android version, it will either come up with an M for MM of an N for Nougat. Global beta gets quicker updates as it test stuff before they then put it on the global stable.
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I got these two images appear:

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That right?

_Jimlad_ said:
i thought the bands meant you could not use it here?
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Tauren said:
Ah. I didn't know that. Bit of a bummer !
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If you use http://willmyphonework.net/ for your carrier what does it say? For me on Three, it is a 'may' work for 4G but a definite yes for 3G.

That said it also says Mi5 is a maybe with 4G and I've had zero problems.
 
scrivz69 said:
It's marshmallow mate, I only asked as they are beta testing nougat at the moment.
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Ah right I see. I'm finding a lot more features are available to me with this official rom. It even seems to have sorted a problem with my phone connecting to my reciever so I can stream Spotify. Before I'd have to sync the two everytime whereas now it just connects straight away.

steinooo said:
hi all, what do you think between Lenovo ZUK Z2 vs Honor 6X vs any Xiaomi for under £200?
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Depends what you're after really? Do you need certain features etc? I've only had the Xiaomi Mi5 and apart from the lack of SD card support it is a fantastic phone for around £190.

This might help you?

Due to the lack of SD card support I've ordered a micro USB 2.0 microSD card reader adapter. Hopefully it's compatible with MIUI so I can stream music that I've purchased and transfer onto it or spotify playlists without using my data.
 
I'm thinking of buying a Xiaomi Mi Max and have a couple of questions:-

Where should I buy from and is it a case of just putting in the sim and away to go?

Thank you :)
 
If anybody's interested, i just picked up a vernee apollo as a temp phone. This is the full fat QHD 4gb ram/64gb storage Apollo rather than Apollo lite :)

too soon to form much of an opinion but so far it's all been pretty pleasant :)
 
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maj said:
Depends what you're after really? Do you need certain features etc? I've only had the Xiaomi Mi5 and apart from the lack of SD card support it is a fantastic phone for around £190.

This might help you?

Due to the lack of SD card support I've ordered a micro USB 2.0 microSD card reader adapter. Hopefully it's compatible with MIUI so I can stream music that I've purchased and transfer onto it or spotify playlists without using my data.
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Must have: 1080p screen :) , no more than 5.5" :) Snapdragon 8 series :) , >= Android Marshmallow :)

Nice to have: Fingerprint reader :) , less than 5.5" :) , SD card slot :( , 4k video recording :) , good camera :(
 
-Ad- said:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/len...n-820-2-15ghz-quad-core-4g-smartphone-2605293

Just grabbed the ZUK Z2 for £131 from banggood (inc 6.9% TCB).

Crazy value for a 5", SD 820, 4gb ram, 64gb, 3500mAh battery phone. I was considering a OP3T, but this is exactly a third of the price :D :D :D

It'll be replacing my long standing LeTV Le 1s which also cost about £130.
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Enjoy! Be sure to get the proper stock ROM from ZUKFans, banggood will load their own multilingual ROM filled with bloat/malware ;)
 
krooton said:
Enjoy! Be sure to get the proper stock ROM from ZUKFans, banggood will load their own multilingual ROM filled with bloat/malware ;)
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Cheers, did the same thing when I got my LETV.

Been having a good browse on ZUK Fans this morning and there's a wealth of info and guides on ROMs, both official and custom.

I'll see how I get on with the Official Indian/Chinese ROMS with Nova launcher, but will most likely dabble again with a custom one, then try a kernel profile that people link to also used for the OP3 SD820.
 
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